American Venus
| American Venus | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bruce Sweeney |
| Written by | Bruce Sweeney |
| Produced by | Stephen Hegyes |
| Starring | Rebecca De Mornay Jane McGregor Matt Craven |
| Cinematography | David Pelletier |
| Edited by | Julian Clarke |
| Music by | James Jandrisch |
| Distributed by | Brightlight Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
American Venus is a 2007 Canadian drama film directed by Bruce Sweeney and starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jane McGregor and Matt Craven.
Plot
Jenna (McGregor) is a teenage competitive skater who has been coached by her overprotective, high strung, gun-obsessed mother (De Mornay). When she quits competing and decides to go to college in Vancouver, her mother becomes very upset and tries to prevent her from leaving home; eventually locking her in a hot sauna until she agrees to stay. Her father gives her money behind her mother's back in order to help Jenna leave home. Her mother goes to Canada to force her to come back home and resume competition. Once there, the mother becomes increasing unstable as she first tries to bring a handgun into Canada, tries to procure one from a drug dealer, and finally has sex with a policeman who gets a gun for her. After Jenna brings her father to Vancouver to fly her mother home that day, the mother instead insists, against Jenna's protests, that she will drive herself back. The father leaves and that night the mother breaks into Jenna's apartment and forces her to pack and drive home by gun point. Before they get out of Canada, the mother shoots a squeegee man who attempts to clean the windows. Shaking she orders Jenna to stop driving and runs into a tunnel in a park where she pulls the gun out and begs Jenna to shoot her. A struggle ensues over the gun with the mother getting a grazed in the head, knocking her off of her feet. As Jenna cradles her she acknowledges to Jenna that she must let her go. The movie ends with the mother returning to the United States the next morning with a bandage on her head.[1]
Cast
- Jane McGregor as Jenna,
- Matt Craven as Bob,
- Anna Amoroso as Michelle,
- Ryan McDonald as Ty,
- Nicholas Lea as Dougie,
- Paul Skrudland as Matty,
- Agam Darshi as Ki,
- Vanessa Tomasino as Tracy,
- Eric Hempsall as Cam,
- Cam Cronin as Gun Counterperson,
- Benjamin Rather as Cabbie,
- Kevin McNulty as Dick,
- Babs Chula as Peggy,
- Nancy Sivak as Bank Teller.
Production
American Venus was directed by Bruce Sweeney who is a Canadian film director. The movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was originally released on September 8th, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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